On the 3rd March 2021, the Chancellor announced an extension of the coronavirus job retention scheme (furlough) until September 2021.  The length of the extension may come as a surprise, especially as the…
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In this article with accompanying webinar recording, we look back over some of 2020’s key interesting employment tribunal cases, as well as consider how UK employment will be impacted by…
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until the 30 April 2021. The scheme allows employers to furlough their staff for any amount of time and any work pattern. For example: An employee can be furloughed for 100%…
From 16 July 2020 it became immediately unlawful to transfer personal data outside of the EEA to the US by relying on a Privacy Shield as a guarantee of compliance…
There is a new statutory code of practice called the ‘Data Sharing Code’ from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). It replaces the previous one and helps organisations to understand current…
The UK have 3 months until the reform of the IR35 legislation. It had originally been due to come into force back in April 2020, but the Government pushed it…
In this legal update of recent and future changes we summarise key changes that have been announced in HR and employment law for your reference. New scheme to help ex-offenders…
Further to the announcement in the evening of 4 January of a new, third national lockdown, we look at what the new rules mean for employers effective from now and…
The UK has a breakthrough with Covid-19 with the roll out of a vaccine, and we will see it rolled out over several months, targeting the most vulnerable first. The…
Summary The free movement of people within the EU to the UK will ended on 31 December 2020 and from 1 January 2021 a new points based immigration system was…
